States are supposed to lose representatives in the House if they infringe on voting rights. So far the Court has ignored that part of the 14th Amendment.
Michael Meltsner
Michael Meltsner, Matthews University Professor of Law Emeritus at Northeastern University, is the former first assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. His latest book is the civil rights–era true crime novel Mosaic: Who Paid for the Bullet?.
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The Supreme Court’s Blocking Strategy
America’s top legal authority is doing all it can to prevent Donald Trump from standing trial before the election.
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Reviving an Unenforced Amendment
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Beating the Clock
The Supreme Court can rule quickly when Trump’s election interference case is tried. But will it?
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After Section 3 Comes Section 2
The election lawsuit about the 14th Amendment that you might not know about
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A Day of Constitutional Reckoning Approaches
Section 2 of the 14th Amendment was designed to strip congressional districts from states that disenfranchise voters. It’s never been implemented.